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Old story about a creature laying pyramid shaped eggs on Mars [duplicate]

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I remember a very old short story/novella about a man on Mars who finds a creature who lays pyramid shaped eggs, the eggs hatch and a new creature lays an egg and so on. Think the man is a stranded astronaut but can really remember what the purpose of being on Mars or anything else the creature does. Had 50's sort of feel to it but not sure.

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I remember a very old short story/novella about a man on Mars who finds a creature who lays pyramid shaped eggs, the eggs hatch and a new creature lays an egg and so on. Think the man is a stranded astronaut but can really remember what the purpose of being on Mars or anything else the creature does. Had 50's sort of feel to it but not sure.

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This is Stanley G Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey".

There was a line of little pyramids - tiny ones, not more than six
inches high, stretching across Xanthus as far as I could see.

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This is Stanley G Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey".

There was a line of little pyramids - tiny ones, not more than six
inches high, stretching across Xanthus as far as I could see.

Also the answer to this old question: Story about a man and an alien exploring an alien world

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  Then why did you answer this question instead of immediately voting to close as a duplicate?
  
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  Because the rules of this site require acceptance on both questions being closed as duplicate if they are story id questions.
  
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  It explains it perfectly. Read the appropriate meta topic and come back when you've educated yourself as to this site's policies.
  
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This is Stanley G Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey".

There was a line of little pyramids - tiny ones, not more than six
inches high, stretching across Xanthus as far as I could see.

Also the answer to this old question: Story about a man and an alien exploring an alien world

share|improve this answer

answered May 5 at 20:48

Organic MarbleOrganic Marble

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  Then why did you answer this question instead of immediately voting to close as a duplicate?
  
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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Because the rules of this site require acceptance on both questions being closed as duplicate if they are story id questions.
  
  – Organic Marble
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  That still does not explain why you are answering a question that should be closed while commenting that it needs closure.
  
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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It explains it perfectly. Read the appropriate meta topic and come back when you've educated yourself as to this site's policies.
  
  – Organic Marble
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  Here is the site-specific policy. Now please stop arguing here, take it to meta if you disagree. scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7065/…
  
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This is Stanley G Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey".

There was a line of little pyramids - tiny ones, not more than six
inches high, stretching across Xanthus as far as I could see.

Also the answer to this old question: Story about a man and an alien exploring an alien world

share|improve this answer

answered May 5 at 20:48

Organic MarbleOrganic Marble

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answered May 5 at 20:48

Organic MarbleOrganic Marble

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answered May 5 at 20:48

Organic MarbleOrganic Marble

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answered May 5 at 20:48

Organic MarbleOrganic Marble

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